The beach es­cape

The gor­geous trop­i­cal idyll of Saint Lu­cia for un­der £3000 for two? It sounds too good to be true, but at San­dals Hal­cyon Beach, you can en­joy the un­ri­valled beauty of this Caribbean isle in lux­u­ri­ous style and not worry about break­ing the bank. The re­sort is set in trop­i­cal gar­dens on the is­land’s north west coast near the cap­i­tal of Cas­tries, and it’s all about re­lax­ation and pam­per­ing with its peace­ful pools, six gourmet restau­rants and sump­tu­ous spa. GO THERE Seven nights in a Hon­ey­moon Hide­away Walk­out Pool­side Room costs from £1499pp*. Price in­cludes Lux­ury In­cluded (allinclu­sive) ac­com­mo­da­tion, return econ­omy flights from Gatwick Air­port and re­sort trans­fers, san­dals. co.uk